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United's Matic out for two weeks after missing Liverpool clash 24 Feb 2019 - 05:20 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom: Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic will be sidelined for two weeks after being ruled out of Sunday's clash against Liverpool....

Struggling Leicester fires Puel after winless run 24 Feb 2019 - 02:08 pm

Leicester, England: Leicester has fired manager Claude Puel after losing six of his last seven games. The latest was a 4-1 loss to...

Sri Lanka savours rare cricket win after 'unthinkable' victory 24 Feb 2019 - 09:59 am

Colombo: Sri Lankan politicians, cricket legends and newspaper were gushing praise Sunday after the national team's "unthinkable" series triumph against South Africa. The...

Ebraz wins Amir’s Golden Sword in spectacular finish 24 Feb 2019 - 08:19 am

Julian Smart-trained Ebraz yesterday produced a thrilling run with jockey Maxime Guyon in the saddle to win the $1m Amir’s Golden Sword at...

Al Ajami wins Amir’s Golden Sword 24 Feb 2019 - 08:15 am

Experienced young rider Faleh Suwead Al Ajami yesterday posted the biggest win of his career by guiding Carport to victory in the Big...

MotoGP stars rev up for season opener in Qatar 24 Feb 2019 - 08:11 am

The three-day pre-season testing will conclude tomorrow. Action will commence today 4:00pm and ends at 10:00pm. The same schedule will be followed by...

MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi of Yamaha (left) and Italian star Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati are seen in action during the final pre-season testing at Losail International Circuit last night.

Al Sadd ease past Al Rayyan in QSL 24 Feb 2019 - 08:00 am

A four-star performance from points leaders Al Sadd yesterday helped the Doha giants hammer Al Rayyan 4-0 at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. Baghdad...

Squash: Amjad carries Qatar’s hopes as PSA Satellite Tournament kicks off 24 Feb 2019 - 07:56 am

Qatar’s No. 2 ranked player Sayed Azlan Amjad will lead the host nation as the PSA Qatar Closed Satellite Squash Tournament kicks off...

Royal Air Maroc League: Soutter wins fifth round in thrilling finish 24 Feb 2019 - 07:53 am

French rider Guillaume Soutter (ECV78) won the fifth race of the six-round Royal Air Maroc League - Al Dosari Zoo Road Race, ahead...

Flat Tyre? No problem as Al Attiyah extends lead 24 Feb 2019 - 07:48 am

Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and co-driver Matthieu Baumel continued where they left off on Friday by setting the fastest time on the...

Ironman 70.3 triathlon: Two Qataris to compete in Colombo 24 Feb 2019 - 07:44 am

Colombo, Qatar’s Mohammed Fakhro and Rashid Al Hajri are among the 730 triathletes who will be vying for top honours at today’s Ironman...

Schalke sporting director Heidel to step down 23 Feb 2019 - 09:26 pm

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany: Schalke sporting director Christian Heidel is stepping down at the end of the season, the club's worst Bundesliga campaign in 36...

Mbappe scores again as runaway leader PSG beats Nimes 3-0 23 Feb 2019 - 09:22 pm

PARIS: Kylian Mbappe scored twice to take his league-leading tally to 22 goals as Paris Saint-Germain beat Nimes 3-0 on Saturday to move...

Messi hits half century of hat-tricks to down Sevilla 23 Feb 2019 - 08:19 pm

SEVILLE, Spain: Lionel Messi scored a 50th career hat-trick to fire Barcelona to a 4-2 win at Sevilla on Saturday after the champions...

Bayern turns heat on Dortmund at top of Bundesliga 23 Feb 2019 - 07:56 pm

BERLIN: Bayern Munich turned the pressure on Borussia Dortmund with a 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin to move level on points with the...

Allegri insists Juve have 'real chance' of Champions League quarters 23 Feb 2019 - 05:23 pm

Rome: Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri insisted Saturday that his side can still qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals despite being 2-0 down after...